Some Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations Tied to Poor Outcomes Some Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations Tied to Poor Outcomes
Patients hospitalized for alcohol-related harms are a diverse population, and those with liver disease face the highest risks for in-hospital and post-discharge mortality.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
'I'm a liver doctor - here are five signs of a fatty liver you need to look out for'
The doctor's warning comes amid rising cases of fatty liver disease in the UK. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jury awards $130m to Nevada residents who suffered extreme liver damage after drinking trendy bottled water that was laced with ROCKET FUEL chemical - killing one and prompting emergency transplant in another
The Clark County District Court jury awarded more than $30 million in compensatory damages to the plaintiffs including Myles Hunwardsen, who underwent a liver transplant at age 29. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nevada jury awards $130m to 5 people who suffered liver damage after they drank bottled water that was sold as ‘alkalized’ and detoxifying
A Nevada jury has awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage after drinking bottled water marketed by a Las Vegas-based company before the product was recalled from store shelves in 2021. The Clark County District Court jury awarded more than…#nevada #lasvegas #myleshunwardsen #henderson #realwaterbrand #willkemp #kemp #brentjones #assembly #wholefoodsmarket (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ultrasound'sticker' measures tissue stiffness
A wearable ultrasound sticker the size of a postage stamp can continuously measure tissue stiffness and may have a place in monitoring organ transplantation patients, according to research published February 9 in Science Advances.
A team of researchers led by Hsiao-Chuan Liu, PhD, and doctoral students Yushun Zeng and Chen Gong of the University of Southern California found that their bio-adhesive ultrasound elastography (BAUS-E) sticker can continuously monitor the stiffness of organs over 48 hours and detect subtle changes that could signal the progression of disease such as organ failure and rejection. The group develo...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Nevada jury awards $130M to 5 people who had liver damage after drinking bottled water
A Nevada jury has awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who suffered liver damage before bottled water marketed by a Las Vegas-based company was recalled in 2021 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websites
(MedPage Today) -- Stigmatizing words like "alcoholic" and "alcoholism" are frequently used on the websites of liver transplant centers, and this language may discourage patients from seeking treatment, according to a cross-sectional study.
A... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 9, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study: Most U.S. liver transplant centers use alcohol-shaming language
Widespread online use of stigmatizing terms by liver transplant and rehab centers in the United States may be deterring patients from seeking treatment, according to a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Resmetirom Poised to Become First NASH Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- Groundbreaking results from a phase III trial have set the stage for resmetirom to become the first drug approved for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis.
In the so-called MAESTRO-NASH study... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Liver Stiffness, Fibrosis Tied to T2DM in MASLD Liver Stiffness, Fibrosis Tied to T2DM in MASLD
Significant fibrosis, as measured by FibroScan, was independently linked to type 2 diabetes in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 7, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Machine Learning Helps Predict HCC Risk in MASLD Machine Learning Helps Predict HCC Risk in MASLD
A machine learning model can help estimate the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Why NASA ’ s New Climate Satellite is Studying Clouds and Phytoplankton
If you’re trying to spot a phytoplankton, it pays to get exceedingly close. Among the smallest life forms inhabiting both fresh and marine water, phytoplankton can measure as little as one micrometer—or one millionth of a meter. But little things can have a big impact. Blooms of phytoplankton, which are actually a form of microalgae, can spread hundreds of square miles, sometimes doing disastrous damage to fisheries, beaches, drinking water supplies, and entire aquatic ecosystems. To track so sprawling a scourge, you want to stand at a distance—675 km (420 mi.) worth of distance. That’s the altitude...
Source: TIME: Science - February 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Income inequality and deaths of despair risk in Canada, identifying possible mechanisms - Loverock A, Benny C, Smith BT, Siddiqi A, Pabayo R.
BACKGROUND: Declines in life expectancy in developed countries have been attributed to increases in drug-related overdose, suicide, and liver cirrhosis, collectively referred to as deaths of despair. Income inequality is proposed to be partly responsible f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Doctors mistook my colon cancer symptoms for 'exhaustion' and 'hemorrhoids' - now it's spread to my liver and I'm running out of options
Jill MacDonald of Missouri 37 years old when she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Nine years later, she is still battling the disease and hopes to be a resource for other young patients. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Activities Save Kids ’ Lives. Why Are They So Hard to Find?
It was a quiet Saturday morning, and as a pediatrician who had a busy week, that meant it was the perfect time to cozy up with a large mug of coffee at my kitchen table and make my way through the many lab results that had come into the electronic health record inbox since the previous day. I may not be setting a great example of work-life balance. But clinic days are filled with seeing patients, teaching trainees, and answering questions from our care team. Saturdays are the only time I’m able to give patients and their families undivided attention and no-rush answers.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Rosenberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
